The nominations for the 2004 Helen Hayes Awards were announced on March
8th at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC. This year there are a
number of the nominees that are well known to Broadway audiences. Those
performers include Richard Kind (Bounce), Lewis Cleale
(1776), Howard McGillin (Bounce), Brenda Braxton
(Chicago), Michele Pawk (Bounce), Matt Bogart
(Camelot) and Alice Ripley (Shakespeare in Hollywood).

Some local favorites also got nods from the Helen Hayes committee.
Among those are Stephen Gregory Smith (110 in the Shade), Harry
Winter (110 in the Shade), E. Faye Butler (Ain't Misbehavin',
The Fats Waller Musical Show), and Bernardine Mitchell
(Crowns).
Notable directing nominations went to Molly Smith for her take on
Camelot, Toby Orenstein for Ragtime, The Musical, and Regina
Taylor for Crowns. Signature Theatre's Eric Schaeffer garnered two
nominations for his direction of 110 in the Shade and
Follies.

The Helen Hayes Awards ceremony will be presented on May 10th at the
John F. Kennedy Center. For more information on the Helen Hayes awards,
visit www.helenhayes.org

2004 Helen Hayes Award Nominees

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Ray Bokhour, Chicago, The National Theatre Michael Forrest,
1776, A Musical, Ford's Theatre John Killoran, As You Like
It, The Kennedy Center and the Royal Shakespeare Company Patti
Mariano,42nd Street, The National Theatre Simon Trinder, The
Taming of the Shrew, The Kennedy Center and the Royal Shakespeare
Company

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
Steven Berkoff, Shakespeare's Villains: A Masterclass in Evil, The
Studio Theatre Jasper Britton, The Taming of the Shrew, The
Kennedy Center and the Royal Shakespeare Company Lewis Cleale,
1776, A Musical, Ford's Theatre Richard Kind, Bounce,
The Kennedy Center and The Goodman Theatre Howard McGillin,
Bounce, The Kennedy Center and The Goodman Theatre Ruben
Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna Blues, The Studio Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Brenda Braxton, Chicago, The National Theatre
Alexandra Gilbreath, The Taming of the Shrew, The Kennedy Center
and the Royal Shakespeare Company Bianca Marroquin, Chicago,
The National Theatre Michele Pawk, Bounce, The Kennedy Center
and The Goodman Theatre Catherine Wreford, 42nd Street, The
National Theatre

Outstanding Non-Resident Production42nd
Street, The National Theatre1776, A Musical, Ford's
Theatre As You Like It, The Kennedy Center and the Royal
Shakespeare CompanyChicago, The National Theatre Lackawanna Blues, The Studio Theatre The Taming of the
Shrew, The Kennedy Center and the Royal Shakespeare Company